TEEN Magazine Interview - January 1999

"Why the name Fuel? We were looking for something that was aggressive and strong and showed a lot of energy and..." MORE...

FUEL THAT DOESN'T BURN - by Jim Kerr - Feb. 19, 1999 - R & R Trade Mag.

"Every so ofter I find it refreshing to point out examples of how the Alternative format has broken an artist or developed a career." MORE...

Fuel Bio - www.fuelweb.com - by Tim

"On a steamy September night, Fuel front man Brett Scallions stalks the stage of New York's Roseland Ballroom. He clearly enjoys the sight of a packed house..." MORE...

Band Profile - Centre Daily Times - by Tyler Michael - Feb. 1999

"The route to rock'n'roll stardom usually doesn't pass through Harrisburg. But that's certainly worked for Tennessee transplants Fuel,..." MORE...

Fuel "Live" at The Silo - PA Musician - Feb. 1999 - by Cindy Dietrich

"By as early as Dec. 9th the tickets were sold out. Last month, Sony 550's newest recording stars made what can only be called..." MORE...

CNN.com - Music - September 1998 - by Donna Freydkin

"Call it the one-hit-wonder curse: A band makes it big on modern rock radio with one catchy breakout single, only to disappear..." MORE...

"The Rocket" - SRU Newspaper - February 1999 - by Rebekah Shearer

"As, you probably have already guessed by the sold out show, FUEL is very popular now. Their music is said to have ..." MORE...

Teen Magazine Interview - January 1999 - by Michelle Sullivan

"Fuel is on fire! With hot hits like 'Shimmer' and 'Bittersweet' from their debut album, Sunburn, this incredible rock quartet..." MORE...

Central PA Magazine Interview - December 1998 - Author unknown

"A place to call home has been elusive for Carl Bell and the members of the alternative rock band Fuel. Having grown up in the small town of..." MORE...

BMG Music Service Interview - date unknown

"The Men of Fuel: Brett Scallions, lead vocals, guitar; Carl Bell, guitar, vocals, primary songwriter; Jeff Abercrombie, bass; Kevin Miller, drums." MORE...

Pit Stop - A Look at Sunburn - by John Stix - Guitar One Magazine - Oct. 1998

"Tell me about "Shimmer." It seems like a good example of how a great song can be boiled down to just a voice and a guitar." MORE...

Fuel Injected - by John Stix - Guitar One Magazine - October 1998

"You know the old adage 'you can do anything if you just put your mind to it?'That must have been the kind of advice that Fuel took with them from their hometown.." MORE...

Fueled Up - by Mark Fitzgerald - Daily Collegian - September 24, 1998

"Is there life between the thrashing guitar riffs of the Foo Fighters and the melodic structure of Semisonic?" MORE...

Fuel Ignites on Major Label Debut -- by Steve Frisbie - Rolling Stone Online

"Ask any member of Fuel what success requires, and the answer will be the same - hard work. According to guitarist and songwriter Carl Bell,..." MORE...

FUEL -- Knowing the Difference -- by Scott Warden -- earwig.com

"You can call it grunge, you can call it alternative, but no matter what you call it, Fuel's major label debut, 'Sunburn' is plenty rockin'. " MORE...

Review of Sunburn -- by Adam St. James -- Miami New Times

"Sunburn bursts open with an industrial flourish that might lead to quick pigeonholing of Fuel alongside angry folks such as Trent Reznor of nine inch nails and the guys in Filter. " MORE...

High-Octane Rock n' Roll -- by Wendy Hermanson -- My Launch

"Sure, you've heard of bands producing their own records in D.I.Y. attempts to get their music out on the street. But how many bands have not only self-released a record..." MORE...

Fuel -- by Chris Johns -- Rock Pile Online

"There was this one time, down at this total redneck bar in Tennessee, where we were scheduled to play one night. We showed up and the owner pulled out this shiny, nickel-plated .44..." MORE...

Fuel -- Self Service -- Richard Bienstock -- Guitar World Magazine -- August 1998

"It is not uncommon for a band to release an album independently before signing with a major label. But how many bands record, release, distribute, and promote the album themselves, selling more than 10,000 copies in the process?" MORE...

Fuel -- from The Weekender -- from about March 1997

"Would you like to have been at an early show by, say Pearl Jam or Bush when these bands were just getting on their feet? What if I were to tell you that one of them was playing in NEPA?" MORE...

High Octane -- by Paul Biel -- Rocknews.com

"When most bands think of packing up and relocating in search of fame, they move to a big city -- New York, say, or Los Angeles or Seattle. Not Fuel." MORE...

Fuel 'Shimmer' and 'Sunburn -- by Matt Levine -- Altrockworld.com

"I had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Carl Bell, the primary songwriter and lead guitarist of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania band Fuel." MORE...

Sunburn Review -- Entertainment Weekly -- April 10, 1998

"'If there's any middle ground between Soundgarden and matchbox 20, Fuel's got it covered. Boasting a slick stack of tunes with surprising versatility'" MORE...

Fuel For Thought -- by Bruce Britt -- HITS Magazine -- April 24, 1998

"As rock and roll stumbles towards a new century, the once-vital idiom finds itself trapped between the contrivances of post-grunge pop and the wretched excess of electronica." MORE...

Fuel Leaves Indie Roots With "Sunburn" -- from MTV.com -- April 21, 1998

"It might not be the route most people would map out, but for Fuel the road to the major label alt.rock playland went through Amish country." MORE...

The Modern Age -- Carrie Bell -- Billboard Magazine -- April 11, 1998

"Billboard and Fuel's Carl Bell go way back, even though "Shimmer" is the first song by the Harrisburg, PA band that caught the attention of the charts." MORE...

550's Fuel Taking Off At Rock Radio -- Billboard Magazine -- 04/04/98

"Fuel guitarist/songwriter Carl Bell grew up in Kenton, Tenn., a town near the Kentucky border that is so small there were only two stoplights in town for its 2,000 inhabitants. MORE...

Fuel Ignites The World -- PA Muscian Magazine -- April 1998

"Fuel was on our cover in March of '97. A year and a month later they're on the cover again. This time they're even closer to their ultimate goal, the bid for national recognition..." MORE...

Fuel Gains Speed -- Sunday Patriot News -- 04/05/98

"The heat of 'Sunburn' was on Fuel when a local music store and radio station sponsored the band's CD release party Monday night" MORE...

The Intelligencer Journal -- by John Ferguson -- 03/28/98

"Tired of languishing in rural Tennessee, Carl Bell and his three band mates in Fuel needed to jump-start their drive toward rock stardom. They needed a change. They needed to make a move. So they packed up their gear and headed to, uh, Harrisburg?" MORE...

Sunburn -- Review from www.altrockworld.com

"Energetic and hard rocking, yet somewhat melodic..." MORE...

"Rockers-on-the-rise to play Chameleon" -- Lancaster New Era -- 03/26/98

"One of central Pennsylvania's fastest rising stars will visit Lancaster this weekend as Harrisburg-based rockers Fuel will take the stage at the Chameleon Club on Saturday night at 9 p.m." MORE...

"Adding FUEL to the fire" -- Buzz -- 03/25/98

"With a name like Fuel, they couldn't be anything but a hard rock band. The Harrisburg-based foursome will inflict their sonic thunder on Crowbar tonight, March 25." MORE...

"Fuel is on fire" -- Centre Daily Times -- 03/20/98

"The heavy rock band Fuel is coming to Crowbar on Wednesday, preparing for the release of its debut album, 'Sunburn,' which hits stores March 31. The Harrisburg-based group promises great things..." MORE...

"Spring fest heats up slopes" -- The Patriot News -- 03/13/98

"On the heels of Fuel's signing with 550 Music, drummer Jody Abbott was replaced by Kevin Miller. Band members have refused to comment on the change until details are settled." MORE...

Fuel Review and partial bio -- from www.fuelweb.com

"Fuel combines muscular, precise rhythms with passionate and commanding lyrics bound by solid hooks." MORE...

CMJ New Music Monthly -- March 1998

"If self-produced, self-financed releases are ideally frugal, then Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's FUEL should be pretty happy with its efforts." MORE....

"Fuel's EP 'Hazleton' heads list of releases" -- The Patriot News -- 01/02/98

"'Tis the season for new releases. Amidst the rush of full-length projects, Fuel's four-song EP 'Hazleton' is a bresh of fresh air. It's simply designed to provide a taste of sounds to come." MORE...

Shel Hoaclander -- "Hard Rox" -- PA Musician Magazine -- Nov. 1997

"Fuel is back in town with a new four song CD (something to hold us over until the CD from Sony 550 is released). You can get the new CD for $5 at any Fuel show. It doesn't matter how successful these guys become, they are still the same friendly gang that credits their fans for so much. Support means a lot to Bret, Kevin, Jeff, and Carl....."